OSK vs ALSN vs CAT Stock Comparison

Oshkosh, Allison Transmission Holdings and Caterpillar Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OSK Oshkosh Corp
$135.10 +2.7% 1M +8.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.28B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.76B
Div. yield
1.64%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
5 wins
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$297.54B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
0.97%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Allison Transmission Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Allison Transmission Holdings 6, Oshkosh 5, Caterpillar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOSKALSNCATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.28B $9.09B $297.54B CAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 17.3x 25.2x OSK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 14.4x 25.1x OSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.2% +37.6% +20.3% ALSN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.6% 12.0% — ALSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.2% 10.7% — ALSN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.4x — OSK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.64% 1.04% 0.97% OSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.2% +34.9% +10.5% ALSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +27.0%/yr +26.0%/yr ALSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.3% 31.3% 40.3% ALSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 58/100 44/100 OSK

Percentile Scorecard

OSKALSNCAT

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisOSKALSNCAT
Valuation 91 #20 of 203 75 #52 of 203 29 #144 of 203
Growth 40 #113 of 188 43 #108 of 188 74 #49 of 188
Profitability 61 #72 of 183 89 #21 of 183 77 #43 of 183
Financial Health 52 #105 of 216 15 #183 of 216 8 #199 of 216
Shareholder Returns 92 #13 of 152 70 #47 of 152 31 #105 of 152
Overall 67 58 44
  • OSK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ALSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodOSKALSNCATSPY
1 month +2.7%-2.6%-21.7% +0.7%
3 months -5.4%-4.6%-20.0% +3.7%
6 months -13.6%-18.1%-27.3% +7.1%
Year to date +7.5%+12.4%+13.0% +12.8%
1 year +8.2%+34.9%+10.5% +11.9%
3 years +53.5%+115.7%+167.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.4%+29.2%+38.8% +22.8%
5 years +26.3%+229.9%+217.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +4.8%+27.0%+26.0% +10.9%
10 years +154.3%+275.4%+671.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.8%+14.1%+22.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOSKALSNCATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.3%31.3%40.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.3%30.4%42.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.411.051.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.211.110.26 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-34.1%-39.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.1%-19.1%-39.2% -1.2%
52-week high $177.94$136.00$1,064.90 $779.14
52-week low $118.59$79.27$546.13 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleOSKALSNCAT
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 25.8x 17.3xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 14.6x 11.6xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 22.2x 12.3xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 45.16median 1.45 -6.06median 1.45 1.95median 1.45

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsOSKALSNCAT
Revenue $10.76B $4.40B $77.77B
Gross profit $1.66B $1.60B –
Operating income $734.30M $861.00M $14.25B
Net income $498.50M $529.00M $11.83B
Free cash flow $942.10M $737.00M –
R&D – $197.00M $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $8.01 $6.30 $25.58
Cash & equivalents $558.00M $399.00M $7.93B
Total debt $1.10B $4.14B –
Shares (diluted) 62.24M 84.00M 462.50M
Enterprise value $6.59B $5.98B $297.54B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricOSKALSNCAT
P/E 16.8x 17.3x 25.2x
P/FCF 8.8x 12.3x 42.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 9.7x 21.0x
P/S 0.8x 2.1x 3.8x
P/B 1.8x 4.6x 13.9x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 24.4x 14.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.0x 11.6x –
EV/EBIT 12.0x 14.9x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.9x 3.8x
EV/FCF 9.4x 17.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.8x 13.7x 21.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 45.16 -6.06 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOSKALSNCAT
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.2% 37.6% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 14.2% 5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -10.1% 3.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 4.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -22.8% -13.9% 24.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -0.2% 7.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -25.2% -30.6% 27.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -5.4% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.4% -29.8% 29.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -2.8% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.3% 14.2% 22.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 7.1% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% 12.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.7% 6.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOSKALSNCAT
Gross margin 15.4% 36.4% –
EBITDA margin 9.1% 25.1% –
Operating margin 6.8% 19.6% –
Pretax margin 5.9% 15.7% –
Net margin 4.6% 12.0% –
FCF margin 8.8% 16.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 21.3% 18.2%
Return on equity 11.0% 27.3% 57.9%
Return on assets 4.9% 6.1% 11.3%
Return on invested capital 10.2% 10.7% –
Return on capital employed 10.5% 11.7% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOSKALSNCAT
Debt / assets 10.7% 47.5% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 2.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 3.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.2x 5.6x –
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 77.3% 79.9%
Equity / assets 44.4% 22.7% 20.1%
Interest coverage 6.1x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.3x –
Altman Z-score 3.13 1.81 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOSKALSNCAT
Dividend yield 1.6% 1.0% 1.0%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 1.4% –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 2.4% 1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusOSKALSNCAT
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 25.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.00FY2026 $7.67FY2026 $25.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.4% +45.5% +31.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.70BFY2026 $6.32BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.6%FY2026 +109.9%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.3% +1.4% +1.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSKALSNCAT
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 72.3%
Institutions holding 599 567 4,059
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.1% +1.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying 310 258 1,890
Institutions selling 188 230 1,595
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.12 1.18

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

OSKALSNCAT
OSK 1.00 0.57 0.63
ALSN 0.57 1.00 0.53
CAT 0.63 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSK, ALSN and CAT?

Caterpillar (CAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oshkosh (OSK) $8.28B, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) $9.09B, Caterpillar (CAT) $297.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, OSK, ALSN and CAT?

Oshkosh (OSK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oshkosh (OSK) 16.8x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 17.3x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oshkosh (OSK) is cheapest (Oshkosh (OSK) 13.5x, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 14.4x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Oshkosh (OSK) +4.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +37.6%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has the highest net margin (Oshkosh (OSK) 4.6%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 12.0%). On return on invested capital, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads (Oshkosh (OSK) 10.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 10.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) returned the most: Oshkosh (OSK) +8.2%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +34.9%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%. Over five years, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) compounded fastest (Oshkosh (OSK) +4.8%/yr, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) +27.0%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Oshkosh (OSK) has the highest dividend yield: Oshkosh (OSK) 1.64%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 1.04%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.97%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) has been the steadiest (Oshkosh (OSK) 39.3%, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) 31.3%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OSK, ALSN and CAT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Allison Transmission Holdings (ALSN) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.